It follows reports the government pledging to tackle shortages of medicine used to combat menopausal symptoms which are leaving some women feeling suicidal.
Meanwhile, the report found that 45% of women surveyed said they had not talked to someone at their GP practice about menopause, and even among women with five or more severe symptoms, 29% had not spoken to their GP or a nurse.
Just 39% of women who spoke to a GP or nurse said they had been offered HRT once they were diagnosed with menopause.Fawcett Society chief executive Jemima Olchawski said:"Menopausal women are experiencing unnecessary misery and it's a national scandal. "Too often menopause symptoms have been dismissed as a joke and HRT has been labelled a lifestyle drug. But with 44% of women facing three or more severe symptoms, our research helps to dispel that nonsense.
She added:"The government needs to make urgent changes, from requiring employers to have menopause action plans, to creating a route into menopause healthcare, to ensuring that GPs are adequately trained to spot menopause symptoms.
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